For everything you hear about G. Loomis, one thing you don't hear talked about is their "Spin Jig" rods. From what I can see its similar to the Mag Bass series with slower blanks. I have a GLX 852S and love it but could use something a bit softer as well. Has anyone tried the Spin Jig rods or the GLX in particular? 

The 782 spinning rod in IMX GLX or NRX is a really good versatile rod

I have a 782 IMX.  I have had it for years and it is by far my favorite spinning rod.

Is the 782 spin jig good for 5" senkos or are they too heavy? What baits do you use this rod for?

I fish 5" worms, shaky and T rigged, tubes to 1/4 oz, lizzards, hula grubs etc.  I don't like much over a 1/4 oz head.  For the heavier ones I use my St. Croix Avid.

2 hours ago, johnmyers said:

The 782 spinning rod in IMX GLX or NRX is a really good versatile rod

Thanks for the input. I was thinking of getting the 842 GLX as a dropshot/all around finesse stick. Not a fan of the 822DSR so hoping to substitute it for that.

The only SJR rods that I have are a pair of short MagLight/XFast IMX ones and I love them.  Good sensitivity and and the power/taper is  the best I have found for small plastics and tiny jigs. 

I use a Loomis IMX SJR 781 for my finesse fishing. I'm using heads ranging from 1/32 up the 1/8. IMO this is the perfect rod as the softer tip works for the reel set hook sets I use. 14 lb braid/ 4 lb fluor combo on a Shimano Stradic Ci4 1000 lets me make long casts. 

i fished the GL3 842S for years. love that rod. i used it for an all purpose rod. I have switched to an E6X 892S rod because I wanted something even longer and love that rod too. 

 

they are not quite as powerful as their mag bass cousins, but i wouldn't call them soft either. They have a pretty powerful butt section. 

 

 

I had a SJR 721 for years. It’s a 6’ fast action light power rod. The spin jig rods and the MBR rod have some of the best tapered blanks ever made. The light 721 is a fantastic smallmouth jig rod, the longer versions and 722 or any 2 power rod would be great. I wouldn’t say they were slower than the MBR blanks.